Little Lily Impressions

I’ve got a couple of swaps going out this weekend and so I thought that I would share one of them with you here. (I’ll be sharing all my swaps once I get them back on my Facebook page so make sure to like my page so that you get a heads up!) In the meantime here’s a cute little card I made using a couple of products from this year’s Sale-a-bration catalogue.

As you may have seen from a previous post I’m just loving the Lovely Lily Pad photopolymer stamp set and I can’t wait for the Lily Pad dies to arrive (which should be soon)! So of course with my love of lily pads I just had to get the Lily Impressions Designer Series Paper and I thought this would be great to use for my Sale-a-bration card swap.

Lotus DSP Birthday wm

As I said this is just a little card, 3 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ (once folded) of Whisper White cardstock, because I really wanted to highlight the DSP. And I left a very small Whisper White border around the outside edge for the same reason.

I also used the Free as a Bird bundle for this card. I stamped a phrase using Bermuda Bay ink from the Free as a Bird cling stamp set and cut it out using the Stitched Nested Labels dies.

Lily Impressions close up wm

I chose to use Bermuda Bay ink for this card because I thought it would help draw out the blue in the Designer Series Paper and also because I wanted it to coordinate with the Metallic Baker’s Twine and Sequin combo that I also used for this little card. I simply wrapped the Bermuda Bay twine through the inside of the card and tied a bow on the outside, popped up the phrase using some Stampin’ Dimensionals and then added a few of the sequins.

This card was so easy and quick to make and I love how it turned out! I hope my fellow swappers feel the same.

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Another Paper Craft Crew Challenge!

My creative juices were really flowing this past weekend… with rain and icy roads we didn’t go anywhere which meant I spent ALOT of time stamping! I can’t remember the last time I did that, definitely need to do that more often. As part of my weekend creativity I created a card for this week’s Paper Craft Crew Challenge (PCC365). Here’s the sketch…

PCC365

I also took this opportunity to create a Valentine’s card. I’m in the midst of stamping and crafting for a February craft fair and trying to get ahead on Valentine’s Day so this was a fun way to combine my efforts.

For the colour combination, I went with one that has been in my head but didn’t have a design yet as my starting off point; Petal Pink and Rich Razzleberry. I used Petal Pink cardstock for the card base and Rich Razzleberry cardstock for the card mat. Then for the majority of the stamped images I used Very Vanilla cardstock with a little bit of tone on tone stamping on a small piece of Petal Pink cardstock.

PCC close up

In terms of the images, I used two different stamp sets… the Beauty Abounds cling stamp set comes from the Annual Catalogue and the Heartfelt photopolymer stamp set comes from the new January-June Mini Catalogue. I love using the paint splatter and bubbles from the Beauty Abounds stamp set as they can be used as background/accent images for just about any project! Can you tell I miss the retired Gorgeous Grunge stamp set?!

The paint splatter and small hearts I stamped using Petal Pink ink and the large heart and small bubbles I stamped with Rich Razzleberry ink. I really wanted the sentiment from the large heart to stand out and the Rich Razzleberry really helped with that.

Valentines Layers wm

I also added a piece of Lily Impressions Designer Series Paper (which you can earn for free right now during Sale-a-bration) just behind the large heart, popped up the large heart with some Stampin’ Dimensionals and added a few different sized Rhinestone Basic Jewels. Gotta have some bling!!

I love how this card turned out and I’m hoping that it gets a good reception at the craft fair in February. To check out the challenge just check out papercraftcrew.com/pcc365!

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#simplestamping with Sale-a-bration

It’s a new month and a new year which means that there’s a new #simplestamping challenge from Stampin’ Up!

My designs tend to be more simple and not have tons and tons of layers to them usually, but even with that these challenges have been just that… challenging! To not be able to add some twine, Designer Series Paper or even some bling has definitely been tricky.

This month the challenge was to create a simple card for any occasion using ONLY stamps, ink and paper…. AND the stamp set needed to be a Sale-a-bration stamp set. With that said the obvious choice for me was the Lovely Lily Pad photopolymer stamp set!! I love lily pads and I love that this set is reversible, meaning that I can simply flip the stamp over for another option. In this case one side of the stamp will give you the lines of the lilies, etc. and the other side will fill the outlines in, so to speak.

For this card I decided that I didn’t want to use a Whisper White Notecards like I have sometimes in the past. This time around I decided to use Bermuda Bay cardstock as my card base and then just added a layer of Whisper White cardstock as my card front with no other layers. With Bermuda Bay as my card base I decided that I would use Bermuda Bay as one of my ink colours along with Pool Party to offer a lighter colour. I also like Pool Party for this card as it reminds me of the water.

Since the Lovely Lily Pad stamp set doesn’t have any phrases I went back and forth on whether I would choose something from another stamp set. In the end for the #simplestamping challenge I decided to only use the Lovely Lily Pad stamp set, so this card can really be used for any occasion.

Simple Lotus wm

I also thought that it would be fun to do some #simplestamping on the inside of the card as well. So I added another piece of Whisper White cardstock and stamped another small lily in the bottom corner.

Lotus inside wm

Then with that card done I launched into another… Before I had actually even finished my initial card I had decided to step up this card a notch and create another card.

For this card I simply added to what I already had by adding a small strip of Bermuda Bay cardstock, a phrase from the Timeless Tropical cling stamp set using Tuxedo Black Memento ink which I then cut out using the Stitched Nested Labels dies and popped it up using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I also added 3 sequins from the Metallic Baker’s Twine & Sequin combo pack that can also be earned as part of Sale-a-bration.

Stepped Up Lotus wm

There are other elements that I also could have added like the Metallic Silver Thread or Rhinestone Basic Jewels instead of the sequins or even a strip of the Lily Impressions Designer Series Paper to kick this up even another notch, but I decided to still keep it relatively simple.

I would love to hear what you would have added to step up this #simplestamping project, so post in the comments.

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DIY Winter Decor

I always like to decorate the house according to what season we are in and over the winter holidays we were hosting 2 parties and so I wanted to step up my usual home decor and make a couple of nice winter decor pieces!

The first piece I made was inspired by a fall decor piece I had seen on Pintrest (of course!) that I tweaked a little to work for winter. I used a vase that I picked up when Plant World (in Toronto) was closing it’s store so they had everything on sale. In the vase are some glittery pine boughs, that I picked up at a local Dollarama, and pine cones, some of which were attached to the pine boughs and others are real pine cones that I’ve picked up over the years.

Vase Supplies

I wanted to get a natural looking ribbon to wrap around the outside of the vase. I was actually hoping I still had some of that thick burlap ribbon that Stampin’ Up! had a couple of years ago, but no luck so I got this ribbon which has a bit of sparkle to it from Michael’s on clearance.

For the other pieces I added, I used my die cutting machine and the retired Pretty Pines dies to cut out a couple of pine cones using Copper Foil and for the boughs I used some retired green glimmer paper.

Here’s the final piece…

Vase

I really like how it turned out and it didn’t take up too much room so it could be on the same table as all the food.

The other piece I put together was from another Pintrest image; I actually put the link to the website it came from on my Facebook page back in December. I wanted this to be a centre piece and used the tray from our coffee table, that I picked up at HomeSense, to start.

Tray Before

I also picked up some larger pine boughs and pine cones from Michael’s on clearance, along with some sparkly white and blue berries/balls from a local Dollarama and the vases came from Walmart.

Tray Supplies

I started by adding some Dazzing Diamonds Stampin’ Glitter to 3 pieces of a Window Sheet by sponging on Multi-Purpose Glue first. Once I’d secured these sheets into tubes with some tape they went around some white pillar candles I had and I slid them into the vases.

Tray Close Up

Then I placed the vases into the tray and to fill up the tray I cut apart the pine boughs as well as cut off the pine cones. Once I’d placed all the pine boughs around the vases I used a few of the large pine cones to fill in some of the spaces.

Finally I added in some of the sparkly white and blue berries/balls (whatever you want to call them) randomly around the tray to add a bit more colour and sparkle.

Tray Finished

Both parties went very well and I even got a few compliments on the pieces that I made. I myself am really pleased at how they turned out and can’t wait to get inspired for some Spring decor pieces!

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Sale-a-bration 2020 is here!

It’s here! Stampin’ Up!s biggest sale of the year….

SAB 2020 square

There are great new products that you can earn for FREE whenever you shop, host a workshop or join my team, and the Stampin’ Up! family, and they’re only available until March 31st or while supplies last, whichever comes first!

So how do you get your hands on these exclusive, free products?! Here’s the low-down…

Whenever you shop from either the Annual Catalogue or the just released January-June Mini Catalogue and spend $60 you can choose products from the Sale-a-bration Catalogue

  • when you spend $60 you can choose 1 level one ($60) product
  • when you spend $120 you can choose either 2 level one products or 1 level two ($120) product
  • when you spend $180 you can choose 3 level one products or 1 level one product and 1 level 2 product
  • and so on….

Then, whenever you host a qualifying workshop, meaning a total of $375 in orders, you will get the exclusive Little Ladybug cling stamp set on top of the usual host benefits of free and discounted product from either the Annual or new Mini catalogues.

little ladybug cling set

Plus… if you’ve been debating about joining the Stampin’ Up! family even if it’s just to get a discount on great stamping and crafting products, now is a great time!

When you join my team you not only get to choose $165 worth of Stampin’ Up! product for only $135, as well you get all the catalogues and business supplies you need to start your own business, you also get….

  • an additional stamp set of your choice from either the Annual or new Mini catalogue
  • a 6×6 Designer Series Paper sampler including paper from the Lily Impressions, Peaceful Poppies, Country Club, Birthday Bonanza, Tropical Oasis and Best Dress DSP packs; 48 sheets total (4 each of 12 designs) and
  • a Mini Paper Cutter;  7-5/8″ x 5-3/8″ x 1-1/4″ (19.3 x 13.7 x 3.2 cm)

AND there’s no tax or shipping!!

SAB 2020 join

Sale-a-bration is always filled with great products and this year is no exception! So if you live in Canada and want to get your hands on the new catalogues or if you live in the Peel/Halton area and would like to host a stamping workshop for you and your friends and family send me an email at inkspirationwithteresa@gmail.com.

And if you’d like to join my team I’m happy to answer any questions that you may have or you can simply go to my website…

inkspirationcards.stampinup/joinnow

Paper Craft Crew Challenge #363

With a couple of weeks off from my “9 to 5” I was glad to have a bit more time to get to stamping and crafting! So while I was off I decided to participate in the Paper Craft Crew Challenge (PCC363). Here’s the sketch for this challenge…

PCC363

As soon as I saw this sketch I knew that I wanted to do some watercolouring, the question was what colours was I going to use for the project. I went back and forth on a couple of different colour combinations, but in the end I went with my initial thought which was to use Granny Apple Green and Bermuda Bay.

I used Bermuda Bay cardstock for the card base and Granny Apple Green cardstock for the card mat. For the card front I used Watercolour Paper so that I could use my Aqua Painter to create a nice watercolour background using Granny Apple Green and Bermuda Bay ink.

Watercolour Wishes close wm

I then created some layers using Granny Apple Green, Bermuda Bay and Very Vanilla cardstock. For the images and phrase I used the First Frost cling stamp set. I used Bermuda Bay ink to stamp the phrase and two flowers as well as some leaves to create a tone on tone effect on the Bermuda Bay oval. The buds were stamped with Granny Apple Green ink and the ovals were cut using the Stitched Shapes dies.

To finish it off I popped up the flowers using Stampin’ Dimensionals with some Silver Metallic Thread behind and then added a few Rhinestone Basic Jewels.

Watercolour Wishes wm

I really like how this card turned out and think it will be a great card for a wedding or engagement. Here’s the link to check out the other projects for this Paper Craft Crew Challenge… papercraftcrew.com/pcc363.

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Happy Holidays!

With everything to do to get ready for the holidays and then the holidays themselves I needed to take some time and unplug and recharge. This weekend I’m up at my in-laws’ farmhouse which is the perfect place to get some much needed r and r.

I hope that you and your family are enjoying the holidays and that you are also getting some time to rest and relax!

Happy Holidays Everyone!!

Hello Timeless Tulips

I’m not sick of the snow and winter just yet (good thing too cause winter doesn’t officially start til Saturday), but I love this card and so I couldn’t help sharing a little bit of spring!

This was one of a few cards that I made when I attended OnStage Local a few weeks ago and I can’t wait to get creating more cards with this stamp set… Timeless Tulips. I love this card because it looks beautiful and is very easy to create! It only uses Pear Pizzazz and Whisper White cardstock and for inks Pear Pizzazz, of course, and Rococo Rose.

Tulip Hello close wm

The Timeless Tulips stamp set is a distinktive stamp set which means that the stamped images have much more depth to them. This also means that it’s helpful to spread the ink away from the centre of your ink pad a little bit to make sure you don’t get too much ink and a much clearer image. To do this you can use a Bone Folder or even a plastic spoon. Don’t worry the ink pad will even itself back out!

With this card there is also a bit of the masking technique, but in this case you don’t have to create a completely separate mask. Once you have stamped the 3 larger tulips and punched them out, you can simply flip these tulips over to use them as your masks.

For the stems and leaves I also stamped off onto another piece of paper first for some of them and stamped others at full strength. It really gives a nice effect when you do this.

The larger tulips and two of the leaves were adhered to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals. For “hello” I also used some Stampin’ Dimensionals and added some Linen Thread underneath which is a nice way to add a little something more and still keeps with the nature theme of the card.

Tulip Hello wm

On January 3rd, 2020 the new Mini Catalogue (formerly known as the Occasions catalogue) will launch and you’ll be able to get this stamp set as well as the coordinating punch. If you live in Canada and would like me to mail you a copy of the upcoming Mini and Sale-a-bration catalogues send me an email at inkspirationwithteresa@gmail.com.

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Friendship Lily

One of the many reasons why I LOVE being a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator is because I get a chance to see and even create with the new upcoming products before they are officially launched. I’ve had the chance to see what’s coming in the January – June Mini catalogue as well as the great products you can earn for free as part of Sale-a-bration 2020 and I can’t wait for you guys to see it too! In the meantime I’ll be able to give you some sneak peeks. I’ve already posted some from when I went to OnStage back in November on my Facebook page so make sure to check those out.

For this card, I used a set I got when I was at OnStage Local in Toronto; the Lovely Lily Pad stamp set. This was part of a 2 stamp set giveaway where the recipients had to giveaway one of the two stamp sets they received and I was lucky enough to be given this stamp set which I had had my eye on since I saw it in the catalogue earlier that day.

Friendship Lily wm

I used Petal Pink and Mint Macaron for my colours for this project. For the card base I used Mint Macaron cardstock, the card mat is Petal Pink cardstock and I stamped on a Whisper White card front.

All the images for this card came from the Lovely Lily Pad stamp set and the phrase came from the Free as a Bird cling stamp set. The phrase and outline of the lilies were stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink. For the colour of the lilies I used Petal Pink ink, but first I gently stamped off onto another piece of paper before stamping on the Whisper White cardstock to give a more subtle look. For the lily pads I used Mossy Meadow ink for the outline of the pads and stems and Mint Macaron ink for the colour of the lily pads. To make sure that I didn’t get the lines from the lily pad or Mint Macaron on the lilies I used the masking technique.

How to Create a Mask for Stamping…

All you need to do to create a mask is stamp the image you want to create a mask for onto a piece of paper. Just grab a piece from a notepad or even your printer, cardstock is too thick and will create extra space between the images. Some people like to use post it notes to create masks so that way you don’t have to worry about the mask sliding or moving. Once you’ve stamped the image onto the paper/post it note just cut out the image and you have a mask that you can use over and over again.

Now that you have your mask, or in this case masks, you can start stamping your images. First you need to stamp your outlines, making sure to cover the outline of your lilies once you get to adding your lily pad and possibly even the stems, just in case. Then once you have your outlines, you add the colour to your stamped images. Again make sure to cover your lilies with your masks so that your lily stays a faint Petal Pink.

I also decided to put an extra piece of Whisper White cardstock on the inside of the card and stamped another lily on the inside as well. This time I stamped the Petal Pink ink at full strength.

Friendship Lily Inside wm

To finish off the card I added some Silver 3/8″ Metallic-Edge Ribbon and once I popped up the phrase that I had cut out using the Stitched Shapes Dies using some Stampin’ Dimensionals, I added a single Rhinestone Basic Jewel. Gotta have some bling!!

This is the first of many cards to come using this stamp set, which will be available for you to earn FREE once Sale-a-bration starts on January 3rd , 2020. I just love water lilies and so to have a stamp set with them is just awesome! I’ve even already seen a few projects that I would love to C.A.S.E. so stay tuned for more.

Here’s the project sheet for this card complete with step by step instructions and a list of all the supplies you’ll need.

2020 SAB Friendship Lily Project Sheet.docx

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Ink pad Organization

I’ve been stamping and scrapbooking for a number of years now and somehow I never noticed when Stampin’ Up! started putting stickers on the bottom of their inkpads instead of showing the colour on the edge. As a result I’ve been digging through my stacks of inkpads to find the colour(s) I needed for my projects.

Since I finally figured it out I’ve been working on putting the stickers where they belong and thought that I would share my inkpad makeover with you.

It’s super easy… all you need to do is peel the sticker from the bottom of your inkpad, in your language of preference, and stick it to the front edge of the inkpad.

So now for the big reveal! Here’s my ink storage before…

As you can see it wasn’t so easy to find the ink colours I needed. The two inkpads where you can see the colour in this picture are some of my first inkpads when Stampin’ Up! had the inkpad colour built into the design.

And here’s the after…

This is going to make crafting so much easier, plus it looks way better!! I also sorted my inkpads by colour collection; with the In Colours on the top shelf and then the other colour collections below. I’m also planning on using a couple of storage toppers from Stampin’ Up!’s new storage products to put my refills and other things in that are just loose on the top shelf right now.

I’m really loving how this turned out!

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Snowman Season Shaker Card

Snowman Shaker close wm

Ever since I got this stamp set I’ve been dying to make a shaker card… and finally here it is! I can’t say often enough how much I love these snowmen and this set is a definite keeper for me.

So with this card I used Pool Party cardstock as my card base and then stamped on Whisper White cardstock using the Snowman Season photopolymer stamp set set. For the snowman itself I used Tuxedo Black Memento ink. Then for the snowflakes I used a combination of Pool Party and Seaside Spray ink. The phrase, which is also from the Snowman Season stamp set, was stamped in Pool Party.

Once I got everything stamped I used the 2 1/4″ Circle Punch to cut out the snowman. I then adhered him to the Pool Party card base as well as a piece of Feels Like Frost Designer Series Paper to the bottom of the Whisper White card front using SNAIL Adhesive. The phrase wasa adhered onto the Feels Like Frost DSP using a couple of Stampin’ Dimensionals.

To create the shaker window, I adhered a piece of Window Sheet to the back of the Whisper White card front and then placed some Foam Adhesive Strips around the outside of the hole. I also put some Stampin’ Dimensionals in the corners of the Whisper White card front to help keep it solid once it’s adhered to the card base.

Next came the sequins…. I sprinkled a bunch of both the Iridescent Sequin Assortment and Snowflake Sequins onto the snowman. Then once I peeled the backing off of the Adhesive Foam Strips and Stampin’ Dimensionals I adhered the card front to the card base.

Snowman Shaker wm

This card is definately one of my favourites using this stamp set! If this card sparks a shaker card of your own I would love to see it, so post it in the comments.

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Paper Craft Crew Challenge #360

PCC #360

Things have been pretty hectic lately so it’s been a while since I participated in a Paper Craft Crew Challenge. Finally things are slowing down a little bit and so I decided to give this week’s challenge a try.

Here’s the sketch for this week’s challenge (PCC 360).

For my project I started with a piece of magnolia DSP and the bird stamp set. In terms of colours I took pp from the DSP and used cc as the card base. I stamped the images on ww and thought that a pop of Mossy Meadow would work well.

I stamped the flowers in pp, some fully inked and others stamped off once. “Thank you” was also stamped in Petal Pink. The leaves were stamped with mm and I used cc to stamp part of of the branch full of birds. To do that I first inked the part of the image I wanted and then covered the rest of the stamp with a piece of paper.

To colour the bird I used the wc pencils. EE for the branch and most of the bird, FF for the blooms and tummy of the bird and for the leaves I used a combination of gg and oo.

I adhered the leaves and banner to the bird which I framed with Crumb Cake cardstock and then popped it all up using dimes. Finally I added 3 pearls for that little something extra.

Thanks Bird wm

I’m loving how this card turned out! I always enjoy participating in these challenges and wish I had more time to do more.

If you’d like to check out the other projects for this week’s challenge simply follow the link…

www.papercraftcrew.com/pcc360

Let It Snow!

Puff Snow wm

Even though the snow has melted here I had to create a card with the Snowfall Accents Puff Paint and Snowman Season photopolymer stamp set!

I’m just loving this stamp set and so even though I’m excited to get creating with the stamps and everything I got at OnStage, I’m not ready to put these cute little guys away just yet.

For this card I used Pool Party cardstock for a card base and thought that a Night of Navy card mat would really make things pop. For the card front I of course went with Whisper White cardstock. I also added an extra strip of Whisper White at the bottom of the card and I tore it along the top edge to give a bit more texture and to provide some hills.

To stamp the snowmen I used Tuxedo Black Memento ink and to create the broken up snowman on the left I simply stamped one section of snowman at a time and used an extra piece of paper to make sure that any leftover ink didn’t make its way onto the card front.

For the large snowflakes I used Pool Party and Night of Navy for the smaller ones. I also stamped “Let it Snow” in Pool Party on a separate piece of Whisper White and then cut it out using the Stitched Shapes dies.

Once all the images/phrase were stamped I coloured the snowmen with some blends; Pumpkin Pie Dark Stampin’ Blends for the noses, Pool Party Dark Stampin’ Blends for the stripes on the scarf and hat and Pool Party Light Stampin’ Blends for the hat itself.

Then I popped up the phrase using a couple Stampin’ Dimensionals and added a few Rhinestone Basic Jewels for some bling and a few more snowflakes.

Finally I added some Puff Paint on the extra strip of Whisper White at the bottom of the card front. Initially I only added a little bit, but I felt the need to add more and I’m so glad I did! I used my Heat Tool to puff it up, but I didn’t stop there. I pulled out my Light Pool Party Stampin’ Blend one more time and lightly coloured the Puff Paint.

I really like the idea of being able to colour the Puff Paint so I’m going to have to think of another project using this technique!

I hope you like this card as much as I liked making it!

C.A.S.E. (Copy and Share Everything)

CASE

Usually I have some ideas or projects floating around in my head that I’m inspired to write to you about, but today my brain was having trouble landing on one particular thing. So then I started thinking about things that are helpful when I’m feeling less than inkspired. And this is definitely something that I, as well as many other Stampin’ Up! demonstrators and crafters in general, have used in these kinds of situations.

C.A.S.E.ing!

C.A.S.E. stands for Copy And Share Everything! You would think that copying other people’s project ideas would be frowned upon, but actually this is something that Stampin’ Up! strongly encourages. In fact their catalogues were initially called “Idea Books” so that people could see the cards and other projects in the catalogue and then be able to recreate them!

How I got started with crafts and even stamping was by following someone’s instructions to recreate that particular card or craft (I’m sure this is the way that most of us got started). After a while of making scrapbook pages, cards and other papercrafts, I started coming up with my own ideas, but there are still times when I need a card or want to create something and am running low on ideas and need some inkspiration.

Sometimes simply seeing someone else’s project is enough to spark an idea and use it as a jumping off point in terms of colours or images. Sometimes I have actually cased a card. Here’s one that I cased from the 2018-2019 Annual Catalogue using the now retired Sheltering Tree stamp set.

If any of my cards or projects help spark your inkspiration or you end up caseing one, I’d love to see it. Share it in the comments. I can’t wait to see what you create!

OnStage 2019

This past Saturday I attended OnStage Local at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre downtown. What is that you may be wondering?… It’s a full day Stampin’ Up! event focused on the upcoming catalogues (Occasions and Sale-a-bration) and business development. I’ve attended a couple of OnStage events so far and this one, like the others, was full of stamping fun, the chance to meet with other demonstrators (new and familiar) and of course free products!

One of my favourite things about these events, and Stampin’ Up! in general, is how warm, friendly and supportive everyone is! The picture on the left are those from my larger team who were also able to come to OnStage and the picture on the right is my smaller, more direct team. Even though I don’t get to see them very frequently in person, whenever we do get together it always feels like no time has passed at all! We joke and laugh and have a great time no matter if it’s been a few weeks or even a few months.

I also love that we get a chance to see other demonstrators’ projects and get inkspired while we watch them create some of these projects on stage. I pick up so many tips and tricks when I watch these presentations! Plus we also have the chance to make some projects ourselves!! You just can’t have a Stampin’ Up! event and not stamp something!

Then of course there’s all the goodies you get when you attend OnStage! I walked away with not only the new catalogues which don’t launch until January 2020, but an awesome backpack, 4 stamp sets, a punch, ribbon and more!! I can’t wait to get creating with these!

There’s also one other thing that I loved about Saturday…. I spent a whole day with adults! As much as I absolutely LOVE both of my munchkins it’s nice to get away and spend a day doing something just for myself!!

I’ll be posting the cards I made at OnStage on my Facebook page this week so make sure to pop over and like my page so you don’t miss them!

www.facebook.com/InkspirationCards